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- Automatically mapping shared drive in OS X 10.4
- I am currently working on getting our Mac stations to play well with Active Directory. So far, I have gotten to the point where I can login into a Mac(running 10.4) using any Active Directory account. The next step is to get the users network drives to automatically...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory services, Desktops, .:geek:., Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- Favorite Firefox Extension...
- just curious...what is everyone's favorite Firefox extension.My favorite is AdblockHere is a breif description of the Adblock Extension:If you're tired of all the intrusive adverts that are increasingly taking over the Internet, Adblock is for you. Using the numerous free filter repositories available on the net and the intuitive blocking...
- Tags: Web browsers, INTERNET, Adblock Extension, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox Extension
- Discussion threads 2005-06-29
- ISA 2004 and firefox
- We recently upgraded our ISA server to 2004 and now we are unable to use Firefox. When you try to access any page you get a message that the request was rejected. We have tried everything we can think of to allow Firefox and have not had any...
- Tags: .:geek:., AOL Instant, it management, Mozilla Firefox
- Q&A 2005-06-14
- Server room temp
- I am just curious as to what temperature everyone prefers to keep their server rooms. We just got a dedicated cooling unit for our server room and I am trying to decide what temperature to set it to.tempwe keep ours between 62 and 72 FarenheitRoom Temp72THE COLDER, THE BETTER..BUTbut...
- Tags: .:geek:., cold calling, hardware, server, server room, temperature
- Discussion threads 2005-04-26
- SP2 strikes....
- I know this is a long shot, but here goes…We have a client who is getting an “Error 70: permission denied” error when launching our software and I am running out of ideas. What is going on behind the scenes when this error occurs is that it is trying...
- Tags: .:geek:., COM+, Microsoft Windows, server, Service Pack 2, software, windows
- Q&A 2005-04-12
- Google gulp !?!?!?!?!????????
- I think google decided to have a little April Fool's Day fun....http://www.google.com/googlegulp/Not a chanceGoogle wouldn't do that. Check out http://gmail.comand you will see that they have noooooooo sense of humor. . . at all.
- Tags: .:geek:., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-04-01
- IT blooper...
- We have some remote users that my boss wants me to check daily to see if they logging onto our domain. So, I have a script that runs everyday and puts the last logon time of all of our remote users into a log file. Well, today my...
- Tags: .:geek:., /DOMAIN, information technology, password, username /domain, wall, wall command
- Discussion threads 2005-03-29
- Issues checking last logon of remote user
- When I use the following command to check the last logon time for our remote users, I get very inconsistent results:net user username /DOMAIN | find /I "Last Logon"For example, I checked a user on Friday and it showed that he had logged in on Friday(3-18-04)which I know was correct....
- Tags: .:geek:.
- Q&A 2005-03-21
- Don't buy Wintergreen Systems products...
- Don't buy Wintergreen Systems products...I knew better than to buy from them, but it was a good price. I purchased an LCD monitor from them in December for my parents and I sent in for the $80 rebate over three months ago now and I have yet to receive...
- Tags: .:geek:., rebate, Wintergreen, Wintergreen Systems
- Discussion threads 2005-03-18
- Interpreting error signatures...
- Anyone know of a tool to interpret error signatures?? I have client whose PC suddenly reboots and when it comes back up he gets the following error signature:BCCode : 7f BCP1 : 00000000 BCP2 : 00000000 BCP3 : 00000000 BCP4 : 00000000 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 0_0 Product...
- Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows XP, RAM
- Q&A 2005-03-10
- File sorting utilities for Windows??
- Does anyone know of a good file sorting utility for Windows 2000/XP?? I basically I am looking for something that will allow me to sort based a multiple attributes...for instance file type and date modified. Any info is appreciated!!TryPowerdesk or Folder Sizes..........I don't have the links right off...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PowerDesk
- Discussion threads 2005-03-02
- Anyone still need GMAIL???
- Anyone still need GMAIL???I have more gmail invites than I know what to do with...so if anyone out there still needs one, just post your email address I will send one your way.Surejdmercha@yahoo.comOne please. tbragsda@hotmail.com.Looking for one for the wife.ThanksRequest for GmailPlease send me an invitaion for Gmail. My...
- Tags: .:geek:., e-mail, e-mail address, gmail, Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2005-02-22
- Anyone need a gmail invite??
- I have more gmail invites than I know what to do with....so if there is still anybody out there who wants one, just post your email address and I will send you one.Try posting in Discussions, everyone wants one.POstiong here, especially with 1 pint is not the solution. You...
- Tags: E-mail providers, .:geek:.
- Q&A 2005-02-21
Additional Resources
- There are 56 species of geek. Which one is you?
- Scott Johnson of the Webcomic Extra Life has created this poster depicting 56 distinct species of geek, allowing you to quickly identify which best describes you by process of visual association. I have at times fallen into several categories, including: Super Geek ...
- Tags: Geek, Species, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- Why pay for Firedog and Geek Squad when you have TechRepublic?
- Yabbut Geek squad comes to your house....Personally, I would never use a company like Geek squad cause I'm very happy to be self reliant and if there is something I need to know, I will teach myself. But I do know people who work at home as self
- Tags: JamesRL, Geek Squad, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- Ten laws of geek
- If you ever needed to confirm your geekhood, download the ten laws ofgeek and see how many fit you. Taken from tapeworm's, 1337h4x0r h4ndb00k, these popular geek laws can help even the mostsocially-adept IT pro walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk of a hacker. For example:Geek Law 2: Thou shalt have seen the...
- Tags: tapeworm, movie
- Blog posts 2006-03-03
- Introducing Trivia Geek 2.0
- Some of you may have noticed that Geek Trivia has gone into holiday rerun...er, Classic Geek mode a little early this year, and here's why: Rylie Madison - Trivia Geek 2.0. Two and a half weeks sooner than expected, your friendly neighborhood Trivia Geek is now a dad. Everything went...
- Tags: Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-12-20
- The complete Geek Trivia archive!
- Before we invented these fancy new blogs to hold all this excellent Geek Trivia, we used something called "technical articles," the complete reverse-chronological listing of which can be found here. Every Geek Trivia archived on TechRepublic on or before June 5, 2007, is available herein. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Trivia, Blogging, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-06-12
- Video: Ultimate geek weddings
- In this space, I may have previously criticized those who undertook a nontraditional theme to their wedding ceremonies mostly because the folks who do it do it badly. But if you're willing to follow up the ultimate act of geek love with a long-term commitment, and both you and your...
- Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for April 22, 2008
- If you uncover a questionable fact or debatable aspect of this week's Geek Trivia, just post it in the discussion area of the article. Every week, yours truly will choose the best quibble from our assembled masses and discuss it in a future edition of Geek Trivia. This week's...
- Tags: Quibble, Corporate Communications, Processors, Semiconductors, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
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